As living costs continue to rise, libraries are leaning into their mission as a haven of discovery.
This story is part of How We Get By, a KQED series exploring how people are coping with rising costs in the Bay Area and California. Find the full series here.
An Arturia DrumBrute is a sleek analog drum machine with buttons, pads and a sequencer capable of producing electronic beats, which retails for around $300.
And Jericho Saria and his family recently borrowed one from their local public library – for free…